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(No ModeL) E. PLANGON MILK GAN.

N0.'41.7,683.' Patented Dec. 17, 1889.

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EMILE PLANQON, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THE IRON GLAD MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF NE /V YORK, N. Y.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,683, dated December 17, 1889.

Application filed December '7, 1888. Renewed'october 30, 1889. Serial No. 328,623. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMILE PLANQON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to certain improvements in milk-cans, and'particularly to means for strengthening the can at the juncture of the breast to the cylinder, and providing a projection at this point capable of protecting the joint and withstanding the wear to which the can is subjected in use and transportation.

In milk-cans as usually constructed that portion of the breast that overlaps the cylinder is slightly oflset exteriorly, so as to make asubstantially flush joint inside of the can between these two parts, thereby avoiding a shoulder or projecting part in the interior of the can, which is undesirable, because it provides a place for dirt or impure matter to lodge and renders the thorough cleansing of 2 5 the can more difficult and less certain.

As is well known to persons in the trade, milk-cans are very roughly handled, and this, together with the grinding or wearing of one can against another during transportation in cars or wagons from place to place, results very often in breaking the joint between the breast and cylinder, which is ordinarily much weaker than that between the bottom and cylinder, and yet, by reason of its projecting edge,

3 5 is subjected to greater strain or wear. I therefore seek by this invention to strengthen the can at this point and to provide a projection of sufficient strength to stand the wear and protect the joint between the can and breast,

at the same time preserving the desirable flush interior surface.

To this end my invention consists in a can comprising a breast having a bead formed near its lower edge, a half-round bar adapted to fit snugly in the cavity of said bead, and a cylindrical portion adapted to fit against the flat side of said bar, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, in which like parts are desig- 5o nated by similar letters of reference, Figure 1 is a partly sectional view of the upper part of a can, the lower part of the cylinder being broken away. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the annulus of the half-round bar.

a, designates the breast of a milk-can provided with the usual neck I) and flaring rim 0. This breast is formed with a bead d therein near its lower edge, which overlaps the cylinder e. An annulus f, of half-round bar metal, is inserted into the cavity formed by the bead d, and this bar is made of a size to fit snugly in said cavity and permit the upper edge g of the cylinder to be, when soldered in place, substantially flush with that portion of the breast above the bead. After this bar has been inserted in the bead the breast is preferably tinned, and this secures the bar in place. The breast is then slipped over the cylinder and the two parts soldered in the usual way to form the joint. By these means I-get an exceedingly strong joint between the breast and cylinder, and at the same time form a proj ect-ion on the can which will protect the joint and thus make the same more durable.

The can is to be provided with a bottom of the usual or any proper construction, and the So several parts are to be made of metal.

\Vhat I claim as my inventiomand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a milk can, a breast having a bead formed therein near its lower edge, a halfround bar in said bead, and a cylindrical portion overlapped by said breast, soldered or otherwise secured in place, substantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of December, A. D. 1888.

EMILE PLANOON. 

